ISEF · 2017
Hi-Viz Bike
Embedded Systems
Hi -Viz Bike is a safety system for bikes. The core of the system is a line drawn on the road showing drivers the legal 1m safety distance. This is backed up by a visual alert, actively warn…
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ISEF · 2017
Homemade Cycling Power Meter
Embedded Systems
The goal of this project was to create a cycling power meter comparable in accuracy to those currently on the market at a much lower cost. To do this strain gauges arranged in a Wheatstone b…
ISEF · 2017
Home Ranges of Atlantic Great White Sharks, Phase II
Animal Sciences Third Award
Sharks have been living in the oceans since the Ordovician period, for some 450 million years. Yet, no studies have quantified the roaming capacities and migratory habits of Great White Shar…
ISEF · 2017
Hospitalization in Women with Turner Syndrome
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
The goal of this study was to compare hospitalization outcomes in women with Turner Syndrome (TS), the condition of missing the second X chromosome, and non-TS women. It was hypothesized tha…
ISEF · 2017
How Does Dandelion Affect E.coli?
Microbiology
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a simple herb found everywhere around the world, has been considered a weed for centuries. The word Taraxacum comes from the Greek language and means “infla…
ISEF · 2017
How Effective Is Your Virtual Reality Experience?
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although virtual reality (VR) is most commonly associated with gaming, it is being used in many more capacities. In fact, VR technology is currently being used for education and training pur…
ISEF · 2017
How to Stop the "Walking" Protein?
Chemistry
An effective method to stop a tumor growth is inhibition of the mitotic kinesin, that is a protein, which moves along microtubules and transport substances necessary for cancer cells divisio…
ISEF · 2017
Human Impacts on Coral Reefs
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study focuses on the direct impacts of physical contact. The coral coverage of two sites were calculated and then compared. Both were in the same region, with similar landscape, and com…
ISEF · 2017
Hum Your Way to Better Health To Investigate through Research and Experimentation: The Effect of Nasal Breathing and Meditative Humming Techniques on Lung Function
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Introduction: Nasal breathing is the preferred method of respiration for a myriad of physiological reasons, one of which relates to Nitric Oxide (NO) production in the paranasal sinuses, bas…
ISEF · 2017
HuR Spatial Localization Is Affected by p38 MAPK Phosphorylation upon T-Cell Activation
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The post-transcriptional regulation controls RNA gene expression. This occurs between the process of transcription and translation of the gene. For this, it’s important to know the structure…
ISEF · 2017
Hybrid Photovoltaic Cells Based on Biologic and Polymeric Materials
Energy: Chemical
Considering recent climatic changes, renewable energy has become an increasingly attractive option to scientists. Therefore, the synthesis of polymeric conductors has been approached, leadin…
ISEF · 2017
Hydraulic Operated Vice
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanically operated vices can be found in almost in any workshop. Operator waste more energy to operate this kind of vice. As a result, at the end of the work operator get tired and effici…
ISEF · 2017
Hydrogenation as a Method for Upgrading Lignin-Based Bio-Oil to High Value Chemicals
Energy: Chemical
During the previous year’s experimentation, it was found that Pinus ponderosae infested with Dendroctonus ponderosa was able to be turned into a feasible bio-oil through the use of liquefact…
ISEF · 2017
Hydrogen Fuel Cell: Titania Nanotubes as Photoanode
Energy: Chemical
Hydrogen plays an important in producing energy because it is an ultimate clean energy. At present, hydrogen mainly produced from fossil fuels together with formation of CO2 which is release…
ISEF · 2017
Hydrothermal Synthesis of ZnO Nanorod Cluster Thin Films for Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Applications
Materials Science
The problem of waste heat recovery is found everywhere from electricity generation from fuel sources to heat transport through pipes along with heat dissipation in microelectronics. Thermoel…
ISEF · 2017
Iced Up Lowdown: Examining the Degrading Effects of Ice on Laminar Flow and Performance of Airfoils
Engineering Mechanics
Ice buildup on wings had been cited as the cause of many aircraft accidents. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect ice generation has on the laminar flow and lift capabilit…
ISEF · 2017
Ideal k-Surface
Mathematics
While studying the Second row (the second degree equation) surfaces with the method of coordinates we have noticed that in the Canonical system while we were cutting the surface with paralle…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of Asteroid Collisional Families and Orbital Groups through Computational Clustering Techniques
Physics and Astronomy
Asteroid collisional families and orbital groups are crucial towards tracing back the history of solar system collisions and in identifying unusual alignment factors, such as hypothetical ou…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of dsRNA Mycoviruses in Plant-Pathogenic Fungus Fusarium oxysporum
Plant Sciences Second Award
Fusarium oxysporum is a plant pathogenic fungus posing threat to many crops worldwide. Persistence in soil, inefficient chemical control and lack of treatment make this fungus a major cause…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of Natural Selection in Mayetiola destructor SNP Markers from Sequencing Data
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This research presents a computational pipeline for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. Due to the scientific potential of the complex and multifaceted information provided by SNP…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of Remains
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Identifying remains is an essential practice needed to further investigations of missing persons, criminal activity, and forensic anthropology. Bones found in the field are subject to weathe…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of TBX3 as a Novel Regulator of Lung Angiogenesis
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
The T-box transcription factor TBX3 is highly expressed within the lung endothelium, yet the effect of its expression is unknown. This study aimed to overcome present limitations by determin…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Related Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Middle East with Comparative and Epigenetic Analysis
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered one of the top comorbidities in the Middle East. WHO reported in 2010 that the average prevalence of diabetes in this region is 9.3%. Variations…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of Type Ia Supernova Explosion Mechanisms in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies
Physics and Astronomy
Through the fusion of nucleons to produce elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, stellar nucleosynthesis produces many of the elements in the universe. However, nearly all elements heavi…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of Volatiles Produced by Agrobacterium
Plant Sciences
Volatile organic compounds exist as a gaseous form and serve important functions for an organism. In the past, extensive efforts have been placed on the volatiles produced by plants. Interes…
ISEF · 2017
Identification of X-Ray Sources and Discovering New Variable Stars
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of our project is identification of x-ray sources and discovering new variable stars. We use 2 original methods. First is used for searching variable stars in optical range in th…
ISEF · 2017
Identification, Pharmacological Screening, and Antivirulent Mechanistic Determination of Fractions and Compounds Isolated from Chondrus crispus and Laminaria digitata Extracts
Microbiology Second Award
The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria constitutes a multinational health, biosecurity, and economic crisis. As a result, the discovery of new antimicrobial chemotherapeutic ag…
ISEF · 2017
Identifying Bacteria with "Fingerprints" Based on Laser Diffraction Patterns
Biomedical Engineering
The prevailing identification and diagnosis of bacteria species requires the shipment of temperature-sensitive biological samples to a microbiology laboratory for biochemical, genetic or imm…
ISEF · 2017
Identifying Limiting Nutrient on Stem Cell Spheroid Viability for Human Cardiac Tissue Regeneration
Biomedical Engineering
Objective: Stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte spheroids show enormous potential as cell delivery systems that improve cell retention and engraftment. Their survival post-transplantation in isch…
ISEF · 2017
Identifying Natural Compounds and Genes that Will Protect from UV Radiation
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is a health hazard that causes several diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative disease, XP syndrome, cataracts of the eye, and sunburn. The ozone la…